Waiver to Nonmanufacturer Rule Not Needed for CLINs Not Set Aside for Small Business; GAO B-414917, AeroSage LLC

Protest challenging an agency’s decision not to set aside a procurement entirely for small businesses is denied, where the agency’s market research satisfied the Rule of Two and demonstrated the agency was unlikely to receive offers from two or more small businesses capable of meeting the requirement, and protest challenging the issuance of a partial waiver to the nonmanufacturer rule is dismissed, where a waiver was not required for CLINs that were not set-aside for small business.